Panyu county began to rebuild from the previous year, completed in March this year, the county seat was expanded twice, the circumference is more than 20 miles, the city wall is tall and strong, only the moat is more than 30 zhang wide, and the Dongjiang River is connected as a whole, and built the land gate and the water gate, the food and materials from Cangwu County and Yulin County can be transported directly into the city from the moat, there are about 100,000 residents in the city, and it is also a big county in the Central Plains.

Most of the various buildings in the city are mainly in the Central Plains style, and also take into account the characteristics of abundant rainfall in Jiaozhou, and all kinds of drainage facilities are very well done, even if it rains heavily for a few days and nights, the city will not be flooded, and the rainwater will flow directly into the Dongjiang River outside the city along the ditch.

There is a palace covering an area of about 1,000 acres in the north of the county, called Yue Wang Palace, that is, the former Nanyue Palace, which was rebuilt by Liu Bei and became the residence of Jiaozhou Government Office and Liu Bei.

Yue Wanggong is actually Liu Bei's own name, which contains Liu Bei's desire, he hopes to be named the king of Yue by the imperial court, whether he sits in Jiaozhou or controls Jiangdong in the future, this royal title is very appropriate.

Perhaps because he has not been able to adapt to the climate of Jiaozhou, Liu Bei's health has deteriorated over the years, especially when he went to Cangwu County to inspect last year, he encountered a miasma, which almost killed him, and finally he was bedridden for several months before he picked up a life.

Liu Bei is slightly younger than Cao Cao, fifty-seven years old this year, and his body is not deformed, but he seems to be lacking in qi and blood, and he is relatively weak.

For example, Zhong Xuan and Sima Yi came to Jiaozhou at the same time, which is a major military event, and in the Kaiming Hall of the Yue Palace where Liu Bei usually lives, Liu Bei is discussing with Zhuge Liang about the arrival of the two envoys at the same time.

"What does the military advisor think Cao Cao intended to send Zhong Xuan to Jiaozhou?" Liu Bei asked in a slow tone.

Jiaozhou is remote and the news is blocked, Zhuge Liang doesn't know that Ye Du has broken out the Jian'an Seven Sons case, he also feels a little confused, Zhong Miao has always been in charge of western affairs, and Liu Bei has no deep friendship, let the military adviser send Jiaozhou, although it shows Cao Cao's attention to Jiaozhou, but Zhuge Liang still feels a little inappropriate, but he can't say what is wrong?

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and said: "Cao Cao sent an envoy to come, it must be related to the destruction of Jiangdong, Cao Cao also felt a huge threat, so he hoped that the two would join forces to deal with Liu Jing, but Weichen felt that Cao Cao could not provide us with substantial support, and wanted to use us more." ”

Liu Bei knew what Zhuge Liang was referring to, and he said slowly: "Last month, Liu Jing cut off the pig iron and grain trade with us, which had a great impact on our war preparedness, although Cao Cao was definitely willing to support us, but they couldn't get it, I still hope that we can solve this problem ourselves, Mr. has been running around for a long time for this matter, but it's a bit eyebrow-raised?" ”

Zhuge Liang bowed and said: "Uncle Huang, I think the food problem can be solved, but the pig iron problem is indeed a little difficult, in the past two years, Weichen sent many people to look for ore in various parts of Jiaozhou, and found gold and copper mines, but did not find iron ore, I think there should be, hidden in the mountains, it just takes time." ”

Liu Bei didn't blame Zhuge Liang, he knew that Zhuge Liang was more anxious than himself, he sighed, "It's just that we relied too much on Jiangdong in the past and wasted too much time, and we were in a hurry in the past two years, so it's a little late, but when Sima Yi arrives, can we propose to lift the ban on pig iron trade?" ”

"Weichen can give it a try, but Sima Yi's arrival is obviously aimed at Cao Cao's envoy, Liu Jing should not be as simple as destroying our alliance with Cao Cao, it should be another intention, we should pay attention to him."

Liu Bei nodded, "Anyway, he is the prime minister of the Han Kingdom, and his status is respected, we must not be rude, try to treat him politely, this matter will be annoying to the military division." ”

A few days later, Sima Yi and Zhong Xuan arrived in Panyu City almost at the same time, and were warmly welcomed by Zhuge Liang, and tens of thousands of people took to the streets to sing and dance to welcome the arrival of the two messengers.

Both of them were arranged in the Jiaozhou Gui Hotel, the same treatment, that night, Liu Bei held a grand banquet in the Yue Palace for the arrival of Zhong Xuan and Sima Yi to wash the dust.

In the lobby, Liu Bei sat in the middle, Zhong Xuan was on the left, Sima Yi was on the right and sat on both sides, and below were two rows of banquets, sitting civil and military officials, on the left was the civil official seat, Zhuge Liang was sitting in the first place, and below were the two servants, Wang Lei and Huang Quan.

On the right is the general's seat, Guan Yu sits in the first place, Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi sit below, as well as Liu Feng, Guan Ping, Mi Fang, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing and other generals.

At this time, Liu Bei stood up, raised his ear glass and said with a smile: "Today is a happy day, the two distinguished guests came to Jiaozhou at the same time, they represent the Duke of Wei and His Royal Highness the King of Han, this is the glory of Jiaozhou, but also a symbol of the prosperity of Jiaozhou, come on!" Welcome to the arrival of two VIPs, we drank this glass! ”

At this time, a team of dancing girls entered the room, leisurely music sounded, and the banquet officially began. ”

Zhong Xuan replied: "Thank you Uncle Huang for your concern, Duke Wei is still in good health, and when I set off, he also went to inspect Hebei." ”

"Back then, I fought the Yellow Turban with Wei Gong, defended the Han Sheji, Jin Ge Iron Horse, and shocked Huaxia, almost 30 years have passed, and we are all old."

Zhong Xuan said with a smile: "Duke Wei also often talks about Uncle Huang, and when he talks about the green plum boiled wine, he very much hopes to see Uncle Huang again, and smile to get rid of enmity!" ”

"Well said! Life is only a few decades in the world, whether it is grace or hatred, after a pinch of loess, it is all boundless. ”

Liu Bei and Zhong Xuan had a very happy conversation, but invisibly snubbed Sima Yi on the other side, Sima Yi sneered lightly, of course he knew that Liu Bei was pretending to be a gesture, close to Wei and far away, he didn't say a word, and drank alone.

At this time, Zhuge Liang felt that something was wrong, raised his glass and smiled at Sima Yi and said, "Zhongda has worked hard all the way, I salute Sima Gong." ”

Sima Yi drank all the wine and said with a smile: "Thank you for the toast, but I didn't feel hard because I indulged in the Warring States policy all the way." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and asked, "I don't know what Zhongda likes the Warring States the most?" ”

Sima Yi smiled slightly, "I like Qin Ce's words the most, the king is not as good as a distant friend and a close attack, the inch is the king's inch, and the ruler is the king's ruler, what I saw at today's banquet is not the strategy of the Warring States!" ”

Sima Yi ridiculed Liu Bei and Zhong Xiang and stayed away from him, which made everyone in the hall change their faces, Zhang Fei was furious, got up and drew his sword and glared angrily: "Sima is insulting my brother?" ”

Guan Yu's hands were quick, and he pressed Zhang Fei to sit down, but the atmosphere in the lobby was still solemn, the music stopped, and the dancers stopped dancing, standing in the lobby in a daze, at this time Liu Bei said apologetically: "It's me who didn't treat the guests well and snubbed Sima Xiangguo, I punished him with a glass of wine and apologized to Xiangguo." ”

Sima Yi got up and said: "Uncle Huang is the master, I am a distant guest, this glass of wine should be me to pay tribute to the master, thank you Uncle Huang for his hospitality, Sima Yi wishes Uncle Huang good health and his wish will come true as soon as possible." ”

Liu Bei laughed dryly, "I'm old, where do I have anything on my mind, but I still have to thank Sima Xiangguo for the toast." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand again, the music started again, the dancing girl danced again, and the tension in the lobby was eased, at this time, Guan Yu complained to Zhang Fei in a low voice: "The eldest brother should balance between the two and seek the greatest interests, the third brother should not talk too much, it is bad for the eldest brother." ”

Zhang Fei didn't say a word, silently drank the stuffy wine, and only threw out a sentence after a while, "I think war is the greatest benefit." ”

After the banquet was dispersed, Sima Yi and Zhong Xuan each returned to their lodgings, at this time, Zhuge Liang came to visit Sima Yi first, and in the courtyard, Zhuge Liang smiled: "The right talent Zhongda said that it is far away and close to attack, but I did the opposite, I came to visit Zhongda first, and it may not be an attack if it is near." ”

Sima Yi laughed, "I drank a few more glasses of wine and talked nonsense, don't take it to heart." ”

The two exchanged a few words, walked into the room, sat down the guests, and served tea to them, at this time Sima Yi took out a letter and handed it to Zhuge Liang, "This is Brother Ling's letter to the military advisor, ask me to bring it." ”

Zhuge Liang took the letter and asked, "How is my brother now?" ”

"He is now serving as Yuzhang Taishou, that is, the position of Uncle Ling back then, His Royal Highness the King of Han appreciates his ability very much, and we all think that he has the potential to enter the phase."

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "The changes in the situation in the world are dizzying, at the beginning of the year we also received the Jiangdong envoy, but now Jiangdong no longer exists, frankly speaking, the emperor is very worried about the future of Jiaozhou, I wonder if one day we will meet with the Han soldiers?" ”

Speaking of which, Zhuge Liang looked at Sima Yi with a smile, he had already tried it first, just to see how Sima Yi reacted?

Sima Yi already had a case, and said with a hearty smile: "If the King of Han wanted to destroy Jiaozhou, he would not have let the military division return to Jiaozhou, let alone give Luling County to you, the King of Han hopes that the emperor can better manage Jiaozhou and spread the Central Plains culture to every corner of Jiaozhou, and the King of Han hopes that our two families will be friendly for generations." ”

"King Han's statement is touching, but we hope to see King Han's sincerity, if His Royal Highness King Han is willing to express it with practical actions, I believe the effect will be better."

"I don't know what the actual action of the military advisor means?"

"The significance of practical actions is very wide, such as the withdrawal of troops from the border, such as strengthening the exchange of envoys, and then expanding trade, just like the pig iron trade, we have always traded normally with Jiangdong, but recently it has suddenly stopped, which is really confusing."

Sima Yi smiled, "Pig iron trade is a bit of a special situation, the main inventory is insufficient, the mine has been suspended for more than half a year because of the war, and the ore has been exhausted, and now Jiangdong wants to resume production, large agricultural tools, the demand for pig iron is very large, so we can only suspend the export to the outside world, and wait for the mine to resume normal, pig iron inventory increases, I believe that it will resume trade with Jiaozhou, this is only a matter of time, at least half a year, more than a year, hope that the military division will wait patiently." ”

Zhuge Liang was very helpless, of course he understood that Sima Yi was dealing with himself, and to put it nicely, it was nothing more than delaying time, half a year or a year, and the daylily was cold at that time.

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment and then asked, "I don't know what kind of message Zhongda wants to convey to us this time when he goes to Jiaozhou?" ”

Sima Yi said with a smile: "Of course, it is to convey the goodwill of His Royal Highness the King of Han to Jiaozhou, and we have received news that Jiaozhou seems to have some ideas about Jian'an County, and the army has entered several times, of course, Jian'an County used to belong to Jiangdong, but Jiangdong has been incorporated into the Han State, so Jian'an County is also the territory of the Han State, this time I came to Jiaozhou, but also hope to clarify their respective boundaries with Jiaozhou, so as not to produce some unnecessary conflicts, hurt the friendship between the two countries for many years." ”

Zhuge Liang got up and said: "I understand what Zhong Da meant, I will tell Uncle Huang, Zhong Da has worked hard all the way, and now that it is getting late, I will not disturb Zhong Da to rest." ”

At this time, Zhuge Liang had already understood Sima Yi's intention, on the one hand, he came to prevent them from forming an alliance with Cao Wei, just like Zhang Yi destroyed the Qi-Chu alliance, and made a bunch of beautiful promises, but in the end they were not fulfilled at all, but unfortunately they were not the king of Chu Huai.

On the other hand, it was to warn them that they were not allowed to seek to seize Jian'an County, and as for the emperor's uncle's eagerness to resume the pig iron trade, since Sima Yi was insincere, Zhuge Liang didn't want to waste any more time, so he got up and took his leave.

Sima Yi looked at Zhuge Liang in the distance, and couldn't help sneering, now it is not the Qin Dynasty, after four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, it is not so difficult to attack Jiaozhou, he hopes that Jiaozhou and the Han State will turn against each other, and they will have a reason to send troops.

Sima Yi turned around and asked, "Which courtyard does Zhong Miao live in?" ”

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